January 2013 Archives

From Louisiana comes a new, exotic perfume co-created by twin brothers Doug and John Kennedy - no relations to the political family - together with perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan of IFF, which is inspired by the "mystery and haunting beauty of...

Following up on George, their debut fine fragrance, new Parisian niche brand Jardins d'Ecrivains (Gardens of Writers) will release a second perfume from February 2013 called Gigi, which is inspired by the fictional character created by French writer Colette, and known to...

An admittedly further refined experience of cherry-blossom gazing during day-time is cherry-blossom gazing at night known as "Yozakura" in Japanese. Paper lanterns are suspended so as to highlight the flowers and prolong the joys of floral contemplation into the...

Van Cleef & Arpels are issuing a cherry blossom perfume from February 1, 2013 called Féerie Spring Blossom, a tip of the hat in the direction of the Hanami spring ritual from Japan. The new Eau de Toilette is...

Milani fashion and concept store 10 Corso Como founded by former Vogue editor Carla Sozzani released a special edition bottle for cult fragrance 10 Corso Como Eau de Parfum, an unisex perfume which has been flying under the radar since 1999......

Clean Air Asia have come up with a quirky ad campaign to call attention to the serious issue of air pollution in Asian cities. Depending on the degree of smog and other unsavory things found in your chemical soup also...

Maxim Magazine readers will soon be able to wear the cologne that best expresses the essence of cool of their favorite magazine. We hope so at least. The mag has entered into a partnership with fragrance compagny Omni Scents, headed by...

Gloria Vanderbilt by Horst Yesterday, after spritzing on some Little Gloria by Vanderbilt, and trying to peg its character in the range of perfume impressions we get from fragrances that are not original per se but manage to create...

While in the field of beauty, it is much more common to exchange tips on hidden gems tucked away on busy pharmacy shelves, you do less often witness excited conversations about the latest_______X please fill out with the name...

I am surmising that the reason why Lancôme called their new addition to their high-perfumery collection Maison Lancôme, L'Autre Ôud is that more than its promised uniqueness, it is their manner of stating elegantly and upfront, that this is...

Dolce and Gabbana are not only thinking about how to best scent babies, but continuing on their course to perfuming stylish women with their latest launch, Desire. Although there is a subtitle which indicates that it is part of the...

Following our earlier announcement about the upcoming new women's perfume by Jimmy Choo, Flash, we received further information about it. Now they stress that the perfume is an "ultra-modern white floral" with a solar character. Perfumer Christine Nagel said...

Caligna despite its name referring to courtship does not primarily aim to be a love story between two persons, but rather wishes to be a full-on love declaration to the Grassois hinterland, that sometimes fairy-tale like Provençal region poised between...

French psychiatrist and anthropologist Phillipe Brenot has assembled a pannel of 10 experts to write about the role of olfaction in love. The book entitled Le Parfum et L'Amour is prefaced by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, of Hermès. It is being...